Kibkom North Cyprus Forum

Thought I would sell our apartment and upgrade to a Villa and my long established Estate Agent informs me it is not necessary to appoint a Solicitor as most of the paperwork is done by the buyers solicitor and he will send all monies to my designated bank. As my recently appointed Solicitor has a fee of £850 I wondered if once again we are being taken for a ride.

Yes, you can sell without a Solicitor. We recently bought with the help of the Notary in Alsancak, appointed by the Seller. She prepared all the necessary documents, we met in her office and the business was finalised there, at a fraction of the amount charged by a Solicitor. We also sold through another Notary near the Law Courts in Girne, chosen by the buyer. Again, it was straightforward and a fraction of the cost. Well worth doing.

Yes you can I have just done it.

I used a Noter for buying Land, he did the payperwork for the sale/purchase and I had done the running around to get the Deeds, paid something silly. Also, purchased property using a Noter.

From the comments below, and from what I have previously heard, the buyer is at the biggest risk - mainly through ignorance of the possible scams - in a Property transaction.

As the seller, all you have to remember is DO not relinquish possession or deeds until you've got the cash! - In your HAND

Good info everyone thanks a lot just got to sell the apartment SAP.

Good advice KeithCaley, in my case the Noter drew up a contract and if seller pulled out they would be fined a large sum once contract had been signed, then he took the payment part cash part bankers draft gave me the deeds and passed the payment to the seller. I then went to Tapu to sort out deeds transfer to my name. Had no probs.